Hard Boiled (1992)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Chow Yun-fat
Insp. 'Tequila' Yuen
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Alan
Teresa Mo
Teresa Chang
Philip Chan
Supt. Pang
Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
Mad Dog
Anthony Wong
Johnny Wong
Kwan Hoi-San
Mr. Hoi
Stephen Tung Wai
Foxy
Bobby Au-Yeung
Lionheart
Bowie Lam
Benny Mak
Lau Kong
Hospital Director
Lo Meng
Lonny
John Woo
Director
Keith Ng Shui-Ting
Ah Chung
Barry Wong
Writer
Michael Dinga
Little Moustache
Perrie Lai Hoi-San
Librarian
Terence Chang
Producer
Linda Kuk Mei-Lai
Producer
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Johnny Wong's Thug
Michael Gibbs
Composer
Lam Kai-Wing
Mr. Hoi's Thug with Pear
Jun Kunimura
Machine Gunman in Teahouse
Hai Kit-Wai
Editor
Lee Yiu-King
Gangster
Benny Lam
Hitman 2
David Wu
Editor
Wai-Sun Lam
Hitman 1
Gordon Chan
Screenplay
David Wu
Editor
Jack Ah
Editor
Horace Wong
Director of Photography
James Wong
Original Music Composer
Joel Chong Kwok-Wing
Art Direction
Tai Chan-Ching
Art Direction
James Leung
Art Direction / Production Design
Janet Chun
Costume Design
Amy Chin Siu-Wai
Associate Producer
Kwok Yuet-Chuen
Supervising Producer
Cheng Wai-Fong
Makeup & Hair
Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
Second Unit Director
Sylvia Liu
Second Assistant Director
Max Rose
Sound Engineer
Brian Schwegmann
Sound Effects
Ching Siu-Lung
Sound Effects Editor
Arthur Wai Kit Lau
Special Effects
Bruce Law
Special Effects Coordinator
Bruce Law
Stunt Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 16, 1992
Original Name辣手神探
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingR
Budget$4,500,000
Genres
Wiki.
Hard Boiled (Chinese: 辣手神探) is a 1992 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Gordon Chan and Barry Wong based on a story written by Woo. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Alan, an undercover cop, and Anthony Wong as Johnny Wong, a leader of the criminal triads.
The film was John Woo's last Hong Kong film before his transition to Hollywood. After making films that glamorized gangsters and receiving criticism for doing so, Woo wanted to make a Dirty Harry styled film to glamorize the police. With the death of screenwriter Barry Wong, the film's screenplay underwent constant changes during filming. New characters such as Mad Dog and Mr. Woo were introduced, while the original plotline of a baby-poisoning psychopath was cut.
Hard Boiled was released in Hong Kong in 1992 to generally positive audience reception. Though it was not as commercially successful as Woo's A Better Tomorrow, it still did slightly better than The Killer in the domestic box office. Reception from Western critics was much more positive, with many critics and film scholars describing its action scenes as being among the best ever filmed. In 2007, a video game sequel titled Stranglehold was released.